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- 5 Ways to Get the Most from Medicare
- How to Spot Medicare Open Enrollment Scams
- 200,000 Doctors are Turning Away New Medicare Patients
- Doctors Warn Patients About Upcoming Medicare Changes
- The Mystery of Medicare
- Medicare Cost Plans vs. Medicare Advantage
- Shopping for Medicare Last Minute
- 5 Reasons to Switch Your Medicare Advantage Plan
- Medicare Help: Get Help Choosing a Hospital
- What do Medicare drug plans cover?
- How Medicare Online Works for Medicare Beneficiaries
- Medicare Part A Costs
- When to buy Medigap Insurance
- The Latest in the Battle for Prescription Drug Coverage
- Don’t Miss These Medicare Deadlines
- 4 Tips for Protecting Your Retirement Savings
- Medicare Open Enrollment Starts Soon
- The Ultimate Retirement Checklist
- Health Care to Cost $10K Per Person
- 8 Things Seniors Should Know About Hospice Care
- Do seniors know enough about their Medicare choices?
- Retirement Plans You Might Regret
- Medicare Penalized for Being Too Careful
- Paul Ryan’s Plan to Make Medicare a Voucher Program
- Thrown Away: $3 Billion in Cancer Drug Spending Wasted
- How Seniors are Winning with Home Care
- Medicare Facts - Are Injections Better Than Eye Drops for Addressing Cataracts
- 3 Things You Don’t Know About Medicare But Should
- Americans Want Medicare to Cover Obesity Treatments
- Best Places to Retire with Affordable Healthcare
- Medicare to Test New Drug Pricing for Doctors and Hospitals
- Retirement – 5 Websites Made for Retirees
- Medicare Home Health Agencies
- Medicare Part B Costs And Coverage 2016
- Medicare Advantage is Changing in 2016 – Are you Ready?
- Choosing a Home Health Agency
- Medicare Part D Costs and Coverage 2016
- DIY Guide to Medicare Shopping
- Should Medicare Cover Genetic Sequencing?
- CMS Bars Cigna from Enrolling New Medicare Members
- Is Medicare for All an Achievable Goal?
- Trump – Medicare Should Negotiate Drug Prices
- A Guide to Medicare Part A
- 5 Things You Didnt Know About Medicare
- Medicare News: A Look Back at Medicare Changes in 2015
- Hospital Prices Vary Across U.S.
- Five Ways You’re Wasting Your Retirement Money
- Government Targeting Remaining Uninsured
- Retirement Benefits Set to Change in 2015
- Medicare Costs: These 5 Screenings will Help You Keep Medicare Costs Down
- Medicare Spending: New way to explore Medicare prescription-drug spending
- Infections & Mistakes - Medicare Penalizes South Florida Hospitals
- Three Changes Coming to Medicare in 2016
- Quit Smoking with Help From Medicare
- Get Your Free Flu Shot Before It is Too Late
- Antibiotic Use: When Not to Take Antibiotics
- Medicare Premium Costs Are Not Going to Spike For Now
- A Migraine even without throbbing pain is a migraine
- Deciding on your best options according to your circumstances and needs
- Medicare Advantage Plans (Under part C)
- Medicare Prescription Drug plans (Part D)
- The things that Medicare doesn’t take care of
- Nurture your body by drinking plenty of water
- Avoid paying more for prescription drug coverage
- Dear Coffee lovers, Caffeine may actually be beneficial for you
- How does one select a primary care provider for oneself or a loved one?
- Know how traveling affects your Medicare plans
- Have Medicare costs been worrying you? The good news is, you may qualify for financial hel
- What should be done if I want to make a transition from Health Marketplace to Medicare
- The drawbacks of Medicare Advantage
- Can Medicare Advantage provide quality, savings, satisfaction and access- all together?
- Refining Medicare Advantage
- What are my expectations from a Medicare program?
- Medicare Additional/Supplemental Insurance Plans
- Working towards better American Health care- Medicare Advantage
- Managing out-of-pocket costs and paying for Medicare
- The basics of medicare and how it works
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How to Spot Medicare Open Enrollment Scams
The Annual Medicare Open Enrollment Period is Upon Us, Avoid Scams
Get Best Medicare is devoted to providing seniors and family members with valuable information about the Medicare system and your options. We work with Medicare insurers across the nation to bring you the most competitive Medicare rates available for the coverage you need. The annual open enrollment period is the only time you can sign up for Medicare and avoid fees, and make changes to Medicare health plans, supplemental insurance plans (Medigap) and your prescription drug plans (Medicare Part D).
The open enrollment period for Medicare is also the most active time for scammers who seek to take advantage of seniors. By now, beneficiaries already enrolled in Medicare should have received an Annual Notice of Change from your Medicare insurance provider. These notices describe any changes to your Medicare plan, such as the dropping of particular prescription drugs from your prescription drug plan (Medicare Part D), any premium changes and deductibles. If you remained happy with your current Medicare plan, there was no action required on your part. However, if you were unhappy with changes to your existing plan – or wanted to attempt to reduce Medicare costs – now is the time to compare Medicare rates on GetBestMedicare.com.
Scammers and identify thieves can view the open enrollment period as a prime opportunity to take advantage of senior citizens. Medicare scams are common during this time. Among the most common scams are phone calls and emails purporting to be from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) informing Medicare beneficiaries that Medicare is issuing new Medicare cards. The scammer will state that in order to provide you with a new Medicare card they will require your Medicare number, which is the same as your Social Security number. Once the scammer has your social, they can commit identity theft. Do not provide your social security number to these scammers.
The good news is, that federal legislation passed last year requiring Medicare to stop using Social Security numbers as Medicare identification numbers, which will help prevent identify theft. However, the law provided Medicare with up to four years to make the switch to Medicare cards for new patients, and up to eight years to make the switch for existing Medicare beneficiary cards.
Medicare is not issuing new cards to present recipients, and Medicare will never call nor email you to ask for your Medicare number. Never give your Medicare number to anyone who is calling you from Medicare to avoid being scammed.